Jan 29, 2018 | Health Care
In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) continued its HIPAA enforcement efforts, resulting in over $19,393,000 in settlements and civil monetary penalties. OCR investigations focused on various issues, including...
Nov 28, 2017 | Health Care
On October 13, 2017, W. Stephen Muldrow, the Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that First Coast Cardiovascular Institute (FCCI) agreed to pay $448,821.58 to settle allegations that it knowingly delayed repayment of over...
Oct 26, 2017 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently published a report entitled “Enhancements Needed in the Tracking and Collection of Medicare Overpayments Identified by ZPICs and PSCs.” Zone Program Integrity Contractors...
Sep 22, 2017 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
On September 19, 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced at a news conference that Attorneys General from 41 states have joined together to investigate major pharmaceutical companies over the production and distribution of opioids. The joint...
Sep 22, 2017 | Health Care
Last month, Centegra Health System, which operates a chain of hospitals and clinics in the Chicago area, reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount with a proposed class of home health clinicians who claimed they were improperly denied overtime payments. The...
Aug 24, 2017 | Health Care
On August 7, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a unanimous 3-0 decision in Jones v. Waffle House, Inc. et al., holding that an arbitration agreement between the parties would be enforced even though the plaintiff signed...
